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The 42nd annual Joe Floyd Christmas
tournament tips off today (Thursday) at Kodiak High School. A total of
12 boys and girls games are scheduled for the three-day event, with six teams from five schools set to visit Kodiak for the round-robin tournament.

Kodiak Athletic director Steve
Rounsaville said a lot more work goes into preparing for the Joe Floyd than
most people imagine, and that the event is more than just a basketball
tournament. He's also glad to see teams from various regions of the state
coming to Kodiak this year, including Homer, Chevak, Petersburg,
Nome and South Anchorage.

Kodiak head coach Amy Fogle, back
for her first season coaching the boys' team after coaching them from 1995 to
2003 and then moving to the girls' team, said she's looking forward to getting the
team on the floor against some potentially stiff competition. She doesn't view
the tournament as a gauge for how the team will perform the rest of the season,
but rather as an opportunity to gain experience and playing time.

--(Fogle 135
sec"The kids are learning
... for the last two weeks.")

Brett Larson coaches the Kodiak
girls' team and said he believes the girls can win the tournament, despite not
being familiar with all the teams they will face.